The most appropriate word for my sentences

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Hello,Could you choose the most appropriate word?This translation will be finished/done/made in a few days.Will this work be done/finished/made next week.Thanks

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

Could you choose the most appropriate word?

This translation will be finished/done/made in a few days.
Will this work be done/finished/made next week.

'Finished', in both cases.
In a few contexts, 'done'.
Not 'made'.

Clive

Nina_Nia · Answer

And it is the same with dinner/supper, etc isn't it? With the exception that made can be used here, right? The dinner/supper/breakfast was finished/done/made.

Thanks

Clive · Answer

Hi,

And it is the same with dinner/supper, etc isn't it? With the exception that made can be used here, right? The dinner/supper/breakfast was finished/done/made.

If you are talking about meal preparation.
eg Mary cooked dinner.
eg Mary made dinner.
eg Mary finished dinner (only in a context where the preparation process was interrupted, eg by a phone call.)
Passive voice is possible but less common.

If you are talking about eating a meal.
eg Mary ate dinner.
eg Mary had dinner.
eg Mary finished dinner (only in a context where the eating preparation process was interrupted, eg by a phone call.)
Passive voice is possible but much less common.

Clive

Nina_Nia · Answer

If you are talking about meal preparation.
eg Mary cooked dinner.
eg Mary made dinner.
eg Mary finished dinner (only in a context where the preparation process was interrupted, eg by a phone call.)
Passive voice is possible but less common.
I noticed that you didn't use 'did' here. 'Mary did dinner' or dinner was done, both of them don't sound natural, do they?

As far as I know, 'Dinner was done' also means that somebody has finished eating. Do you agree with it?
'Mary was done with dinner' is possible, isn't it? Is it the only one way I can use 'do' when talking about eating a meal?

Thanks

Clive · Answer

Hi,

If you are talking about meal preparation.
eg Mary cooked dinner.
eg Mary made dinner.
eg Mary finished dinner (only in a context where the preparation process was interrupted, eg by a phone call.)
Passive voice is possible but less common.
I noticed that you didn't use 'did' here. 'Mary did dinner' or dinner was done, both of them don't sound natural, do they?
No, not really natural. Although you could use it in a context like this.
Mary: I'll do the vacuuming.
Tom: OK, I'll do dinner.
The focus here is on 'doing tasks'.

As far as I know, 'Dinner was done' also means that somebody has finished eating. Do you agree with it? Yes, but passive sounds clumsy to me here.
'Mary was done with dinner' is possible, isn't it? Yes
Is it the only one way I can use 'do' when talking about eating a meal? I never like to say something is 'the only way'.

Note that 'Mary was done with dinner' does not necessarily mean she ate it all. Maybe she stopped eating halfway through the meal.

Clive

Nina_Nia · Answer

As far as I know, 'Dinner was done' also means that somebody has finished eating. Do you agree with it? Yes, but passive sounds clumsy to me here. Hmmm, maybe the green sentence above can have this meaning too; She stopped eating halfway through the meal. Can it?

I would be very grateful to you if you replied to my second post;
Thanks

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Yes, but I don't think it would be commonly said.

Clive

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